# Palotha Village, Chhatarpur, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chhatarpur, Chhatarpur 

# Palotha

Palotha is a village in Chhatarpur sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **921 people in 183 households**, the 88th largest of 145 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.0%.

- 921people (2011)
- 183households
- 50.5%literacy
- 891females per 1,000 males

## Palotha PIN code and other codes

Palotha falls in Chhatarpur sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockChhatarpur
- Census village code457927

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Palotha from nearby towns?

- Chhatarpur (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)3 km by road
- Chhatarpur (nearest town)3 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Palotha?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Palotha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Paloha
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Nowgong
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Palotha known for?

About 45% of the 538 hectares of village land is sown, and 225 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Palotha

Of every 100 households in Palotha in 2011, 28 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Palotha · ■ Chhatarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****38%**

**39%

Television ****10%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**21%

Own their home ****92%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Palotha?

■ Palotha · ■ Chhatarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.5%**

**57.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****891**

**890

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****780**

**891

Working population ****37.8%**

**42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.3% for men and 45.2% for women. 48% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 135 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 60 (17%) · **■** Other work 67 (19%) · **■** Marginal 86 (25%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Chhatarpur

- Katarwara960 people
- Bhagwantpura943 people
- Kund938 people
- Bhelsi932 people
- Kharka904 people
- Malpura903 people
- Kashipura900 people
- Khadgayn891 people

[All 152 villages in Chhatarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/chhatarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Palotha from Chhatarpur?3 km by road
- What is the population of Palotha?921 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palotha in?Chhatarpur district (Chhatarpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Palotha?50.5% (Census 2011)